Author: Carole Hayman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781853757303
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Irene Spencer meets Vera Small at her daughter Lesley's wedding reception they embark upon a correspondence that is quite unlike any other in the history of letter writing. Both Irene and Vera are happily widowed and endowed with errant offspring. They live in a world of church fetes and amateur dramatics, but love nothing more than dipping their pens in the vitriol pot while remaining the firmest of pen pals.
Ladies of Letters
Author: Carole Hayman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781853757303
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Irene Spencer meets Vera Small at her daughter Lesley's wedding reception they embark upon a correspondence that is quite unlike any other in the history of letter writing. Both Irene and Vera are happily widowed and endowed with errant offspring. They live in a world of church fetes and amateur dramatics, but love nothing more than dipping their pens in the vitriol pot while remaining the firmest of pen pals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781853757303
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Irene Spencer meets Vera Small at her daughter Lesley's wedding reception they embark upon a correspondence that is quite unlike any other in the history of letter writing. Both Irene and Vera are happily widowed and endowed with errant offspring. They live in a world of church fetes and amateur dramatics, but love nothing more than dipping their pens in the vitriol pot while remaining the firmest of pen pals.
Women of the Harlem Renaissance
Author: Cheryl A. Wall
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253114985
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
"Wall's writing is lively and exuberant. She passes her enthusiasm for these writers' works on to the reader. She captures the mood of the times and follows through with the writers' evolution -- sometimes to success, other times to isolation.... Women of the Harlem Renaissance is a rare blend of thorough academic research with writing that anyone can appreciate." -- Jason Zappe, Copley News Service "By connecting the women to one another, to the cultural movement in which they worked, and to other early 20th-century women writers, Wall deftly defines their place in American literature. Her biographical and literary analysis surpasses others by following up on diverse careers that often ended far past the end of the movement. Highly recommended... "Â -- Library Journal "Wall offers a wealth of information and insight on their work, lives and interaction with other writers... strong critiques... " -- Publishers Weekly The lives and works of women artists in the Harlem Renaissance -- Jessie Redmon Fauset, Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Bessie Smith, and others. Their achievements reflect the struggle of a generation of literary women to depict the lives of Black people, especially Black women, honestly and artfully.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253114985
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
"Wall's writing is lively and exuberant. She passes her enthusiasm for these writers' works on to the reader. She captures the mood of the times and follows through with the writers' evolution -- sometimes to success, other times to isolation.... Women of the Harlem Renaissance is a rare blend of thorough academic research with writing that anyone can appreciate." -- Jason Zappe, Copley News Service "By connecting the women to one another, to the cultural movement in which they worked, and to other early 20th-century women writers, Wall deftly defines their place in American literature. Her biographical and literary analysis surpasses others by following up on diverse careers that often ended far past the end of the movement. Highly recommended... "Â -- Library Journal "Wall offers a wealth of information and insight on their work, lives and interaction with other writers... strong critiques... " -- Publishers Weekly The lives and works of women artists in the Harlem Renaissance -- Jessie Redmon Fauset, Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Bessie Smith, and others. Their achievements reflect the struggle of a generation of literary women to depict the lives of Black people, especially Black women, honestly and artfully.
Ladies of Letters Say No [TBCD].
Author: Lou Wakefield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humorous stories
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humorous stories
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love
Author: Joan A. Medlicott
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429977922
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Cautious Grace Singleton, uncertain of her place in an intimidating world. Outspoken Hannah Parrish, harboring private fear that may change her life. Fragile Ameila Declose, shattered by devastating grief. Circumstance has brought these disparate women of "a certain age" to a Pennsylvania boardinghouse where three square meals and a sagging bed is the most any of them can look forward to. But friendship will take them on a starting journey to a rundown North Carolina farmhouse where the unexpected suddenly seems not only welcome, but delightfully promising. And with nothing more than a bit of adventure in mind, each woman will be surprised to find that they years they've reclaimed from the shadow of twilight will offer something far more rare: confidence, competence, and even another chance at love... The Tampa Tribune calls Joan A Mendicott's The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love "A must-read for women of all ages."
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429977922
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Cautious Grace Singleton, uncertain of her place in an intimidating world. Outspoken Hannah Parrish, harboring private fear that may change her life. Fragile Ameila Declose, shattered by devastating grief. Circumstance has brought these disparate women of "a certain age" to a Pennsylvania boardinghouse where three square meals and a sagging bed is the most any of them can look forward to. But friendship will take them on a starting journey to a rundown North Carolina farmhouse where the unexpected suddenly seems not only welcome, but delightfully promising. And with nothing more than a bit of adventure in mind, each woman will be surprised to find that they years they've reclaimed from the shadow of twilight will offer something far more rare: confidence, competence, and even another chance at love... The Tampa Tribune calls Joan A Mendicott's The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love "A must-read for women of all ages."
Women's Letters
Author: Lisa Grunwald
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
ISBN: 0307493334
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
Historical events of the last three centuries come alive through these women’s singular correspondences—often their only form of public expression. In 1775, Rachel Revere tries to send financial aid to her husband, Paul, in a note that is confiscated by the British; First Lady Dolley Madison tells her sister about rescuing George Washington’s portrait during the War of 1812; one week after JFK’s assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy pens a heartfelt letter to Nikita Khrushchev; and on September 12, 2001, a schoolgirl writes a note of thanks to a New York City firefighter, asking him, “Were you afraid?” The letters gathered here also offer fresh insight into the personal milestones in women’s lives. Here is a mid-nineteenth-century missionary describing a mastectomy performed without anesthesia; Marilyn Monroe asking her doctor to spare her ovaries in a handwritten note she taped to her stomach before appendix surgery; an eighteen-year-old telling her mother about her decision to have an abortion the year after Roe v. Wade; and a woman writing to her parents and in-laws about adopting a Chinese baby. With more than 400 letters and over 100 stunning photographs, Women’s Letters is a work of astonishing breadth and scope, and a remarkable testament to the women who lived–and made–history. From the Hardcover edition.
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
ISBN: 0307493334
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
Historical events of the last three centuries come alive through these women’s singular correspondences—often their only form of public expression. In 1775, Rachel Revere tries to send financial aid to her husband, Paul, in a note that is confiscated by the British; First Lady Dolley Madison tells her sister about rescuing George Washington’s portrait during the War of 1812; one week after JFK’s assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy pens a heartfelt letter to Nikita Khrushchev; and on September 12, 2001, a schoolgirl writes a note of thanks to a New York City firefighter, asking him, “Were you afraid?” The letters gathered here also offer fresh insight into the personal milestones in women’s lives. Here is a mid-nineteenth-century missionary describing a mastectomy performed without anesthesia; Marilyn Monroe asking her doctor to spare her ovaries in a handwritten note she taped to her stomach before appendix surgery; an eighteen-year-old telling her mother about her decision to have an abortion the year after Roe v. Wade; and a woman writing to her parents and in-laws about adopting a Chinese baby. With more than 400 letters and over 100 stunning photographs, Women’s Letters is a work of astonishing breadth and scope, and a remarkable testament to the women who lived–and made–history. From the Hardcover edition.
More Ladies of Letters
Author: Carole Hayman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780233999265
Category : Epistolary fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Based on the Radio 4 Woman's Hour's Ladies of Letters, Vera Small and Irene Spencer gossip with one another and occasionally let fly at one another with the odd insult in their correspondence.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780233999265
Category : Epistolary fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Based on the Radio 4 Woman's Hour's Ladies of Letters, Vera Small and Irene Spencer gossip with one another and occasionally let fly at one another with the odd insult in their correspondence.
Letters to Young Ladies
Author: L. H. Sigourney
Publisher: Gibbs Press
ISBN: 1409768503
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Gibbs Press
ISBN: 1409768503
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Women of Letters
Author: Marieke Hardy
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742534325
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
In a world of the short and swift, of texts and Twitter, there's something of special value about a carefully composed letter. In homage to this most civilised of activities, Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire created the literary afternoons of Women of Letters. Some of Australia's finest dames of stage, screen and page have delivered missives on a series of themes, collected here for the first time. Claudia Karvan sends 'A love letter' to love itself, Helen Garner contacts ghosts of her past in 'The letter I wish I'd written', Noni Hazlehurst dispatches a stinging rebuke 'To my first boss', and Megan Washington pays tribute to her city and community as she writes 'To the best present I ever received'. And some gentlemen correspondents - including Paul Kelly, Eddie Perfect and Bob Ellis - have been invited to put pen to paper in a letter 'To the woman who changed my life'. By turns hilarious, moving and outrageous, this is a diverse and captivating tribute to the art of letter writing. All royalties for this book will go to Edgar's Mission animal rescue shelter.
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742534325
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
In a world of the short and swift, of texts and Twitter, there's something of special value about a carefully composed letter. In homage to this most civilised of activities, Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire created the literary afternoons of Women of Letters. Some of Australia's finest dames of stage, screen and page have delivered missives on a series of themes, collected here for the first time. Claudia Karvan sends 'A love letter' to love itself, Helen Garner contacts ghosts of her past in 'The letter I wish I'd written', Noni Hazlehurst dispatches a stinging rebuke 'To my first boss', and Megan Washington pays tribute to her city and community as she writes 'To the best present I ever received'. And some gentlemen correspondents - including Paul Kelly, Eddie Perfect and Bob Ellis - have been invited to put pen to paper in a letter 'To the woman who changed my life'. By turns hilarious, moving and outrageous, this is a diverse and captivating tribute to the art of letter writing. All royalties for this book will go to Edgar's Mission animal rescue shelter.
Letters of Light for First Ladies
Author: Cecelia Williams Bryant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780817015275
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Esteemed first lady of Bishop John Bryant in the AME Church and an honored pastor in her our right, Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant has complied a collection of letters that mentor other first ladies of the church, letters rich in comfort, encouragement, and challenge. Written in the tradition of Pauls pastoral epistles and crafted by Rev Cs own poetic voice, each chapter addresses a woman who is wrestling with a particular issue common to first ladiescovering topics such as church conflict, financial stress, self esteem, discouragement, and the death of a pastoral spouse. One letter even offers advice to the woman whose husband is the pastors spouse. A practical and inspirational resource that offers self-help with spiritual depth and honest practicality.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780817015275
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Esteemed first lady of Bishop John Bryant in the AME Church and an honored pastor in her our right, Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant has complied a collection of letters that mentor other first ladies of the church, letters rich in comfort, encouragement, and challenge. Written in the tradition of Pauls pastoral epistles and crafted by Rev Cs own poetic voice, each chapter addresses a woman who is wrestling with a particular issue common to first ladiescovering topics such as church conflict, financial stress, self esteem, discouragement, and the death of a pastoral spouse. One letter even offers advice to the woman whose husband is the pastors spouse. A practical and inspirational resource that offers self-help with spiritual depth and honest practicality.
English Women of Letters
Author: Julia Kavanagh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description